The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-08-17
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Did YOU ever notice how many Of tho
seaside resorts on the New Jersey coast
are on islands, From Sandy Hook to
Cape May, dix snce Of one hundred and
twenty seven miles is a string Of resorts,
fully seventy-fve is number. For ct
least two-thirds of this distance the cities
by the sea are planted upon sandy beach,
es out in the sea. From Sandy Hook to
Bay Head the resorts are on the main
land. These include Long Branch. As
bury Park, Ocean Grove, Ocean Beach,
! Spring Lake and Sea Girt, and dozen
places not as we'll known. From Bay
Head, at the top Of famous old Baruegat,
it is possible to sail all tho way to Cape
May without going outside the chain Of
islands.
First you viii sail down Barnegat Bay,
passing LavalIette, Ortley, Berkeiy, Sea-
side Park, and Island Beach. You cross
Barnegat Inlet and skirt the shore af
Long Branch IAN island), passing Barne-
! gat City Beach, Harvey's Cedars, Beach
Haven, and Sea Haven. Across Little
Egg Harbor Bay, and you enter Absocon
Bay, Brigantine Island being between
you and the ocean. At the sunken end
Of Brigantine you cross the famous inlet
aud find yourself at Atlantic City.
Through the Thoroughfare aud your boat
takes you to Longport at the end of the
island, Absecon, which has Atlantic City
at the northern extremity. Across Great
Egg Harbor Bay and you reach Peok's
Beach with Ocean City. Another
thoroughfare carries you past tile island
to Corson's Inlet at the northern end of
Ludlam's Beach, likewise an island, upon
which Sea Isle City is built. Then comes
series of bays and inlets which lead you
by Holly Beach and AngIesea to Sewells
Point and Cape May.
What marvellous coast this isl And
where can anything like it be found And
all these resorts have been made possible
and been developed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Ittouches everywhere. Some
syndicate purchases a strip Of beach and
improves it. Next we hear Of Pennsyl-
yania Railroad branch penetrating it and
10 1t blossoms forth into full-hetiged
resort with hotels and cottages. Before
many years there will be continuous
line Of rails from Sandy Hook to Cape
May Point, with not mile ofunoccupied
beach land.
Among these resorts you can mako
your choice. There is the fashion Of
Long Branch of Key East, Of Sea Girt,
and Spring Lake; the less fashionable
but still gay and temperate Asbury Park;
the great Methodist camp at Ocean
Grove; the restless, crowded cosmopoli-
tanisn Of Atlantic City, and the quiet ele-
ganee Of Old Cape May. Then there is
the grand fishing and sailing Of Barneeat
BAY and Tie resorts ef the .neiehboele0a.
and the equally good fishing Of the bays
south Of Atlantic City. Everybody goes
to Atlantic, and rich and poor iostle each
other on the beach and in the hotel lob
bios. But il you would be rid ofall that;
II you would travel with bag instead of
a trunk, and enjoy free and easy life
free from the dictates Of fashion, 90 to
Barnegat City Beach, Longport, Ocean
City, Sea Isle City, and Anglesea.
Ono of the newest places is Sea Isle. IL y
is of easy access, and express trains over
the West Jersey road take you directly to
1t in two hours. 1t is only five years old,
and yet it rejoices in several hundred cot
tages and various hotels Many of these
are built almost upon the very edge of
the sea, being separated from it only bya
sea wall five or six feet high The beach
is hard as plank. 1t is Of peculiar quail
ity. The dazzling white of so many
beaches is absent In this. Fine black
sand is mixed with 1t in such quantities
as to mako iteasy for the eye. And there
Is no safer beach 10 be found anywhere.
Its sea wall is anovelty. The wall makes
1t possible for houses to be built close to
the water, something which Is very rare.
Atlantic City and other resorts might
take an idea from Sea Isle. A like wall
at Atlantic would utilize many hundreds
Of acres.
AVu S"h w 40 you please ~ pea Isle,
for fashion will not dictate. If you are
tired of the hurlybarly and wish to escape
the crowd there is no better place. You
can be comfortable and enjoy life by the
sea 10 its purity. Fishing, sailing, and
grabbing will give You diversions on tho
water and excursion trips to Cape May,
Ocean City, Longport, and Atlantic City
will help you pass the time.
Secretary VanCleef of the State Board